rome, from my eyes...

the journey began from KLIA. my sis in law and her fiancee dropped us off at the airport and hubs went of to report duty.  in a while, her came back to help me check in.  he left again while o waited to board the plane.  i was excited but a part of me was left behind with the children.  i think hubs was quite excited that wifey was travelling for the first time with him onboard.  i left with a lot of prayers that my children will be fine with my family. indeed, they were. 

i bid my farewell to the children and boarded the plane.  hubs did all he could to make me feel as comfortable as possible.  it was just after midnight.  guess what yours trully did when she boarded the plane, she asked for blanket and dozed off even before the plane hit the runaway... well, this is what i normally do during almost all my trips overseas.  i do not like to sit around and wait for hours and hours to reach the destination.  i know that hubs did ask me about my meals and i think i told him that i'd skip it.  i woke up about 10 am malaysian time, watched a movie i.e. pretty woman (set the mood for the honeymoon i was on)and was all fresh and ready to step my foot in rome...

immigration process was a breeze. this morning sun that greeted me.  we took the airport transfer for the crew to get to the hotel.  i felt the same memory i had when i travelled to frankfurt many many years ago.... the airport, the people, the weather and even the smell.

the morning jam on a weekday isn't in KL only....

we arrived at the hotel in time to see other patrons going out of the hotel, some looked like tourists to me while others look like myself in one of the hotels when i was on my business trips.  we reached the room and got ready to leave right away as time was of essence...

we took the hotel shuttle to the city and the bus dropped us off on this street.  

everywhere i turn to, i can see something of the past... an old building, a church, a tomb or even ruins of buildings....

see what i mean?

notice the depth.  tells you something about the ancient architecture, does't it?

this is me on the hop on and hop off bus to took us around the city... i was excited, very! so was my hubs.

the bus went through this street.  it was very narrow and winding.  notice the buildings on both sides of the street?



some of the buildings of interest....

this is Castle Sant'Angelo (The Castle of Angels)

oooo the first sight of the Vatican City....

hhahaha sempat lagi...

what can i say...

these are the pillars built in such a way that you can't see what is in the other side unless...

you stand at one particular angle....

the pigeons, lots of them there....

either the first or third window from the right on the upper row, if it is open, indicates whether the Pope is in or otherwise....

listening to the tour guide, who is enthusiatically explaining about the history of the Vatican City...

that is the Swiss Guard, he guards the residence of the Pope....

here he is....

this guy guards the Vatican City...

the wall that seperated the Romans and the Christians during the ancient times... the walls of the Vatican City...

the Vatican Museum... amazing what you see inside... i love the everything that is ancient...

a replica of the Vatican City....

art made of marble.... ancient piece...

the Pope's private garden....

satelite radio tranmitter was used during the world wars

listening to explaination about the sistine chappel..

this is what is on the ceiling of the sistine chapel... great art by michealangelo..

i think this is where confessions are made...

3D art has existed long long time ago..

some of those statues by famous scalptours found underground...

the walkway in the museum...

depicts a little boy who need to acquire lots and lots of knowledge

difference between greek and the romans... the romans has more charactor...

the only statues that has eyes made of glass and therefore the reflections fall in each others eyes.... such creativity...

young roman...

more art...

i find it amazing that this product belongs to the 11th century..

an old map...

no more camera beyond this... it was an amazing experience inside especially for art lovers...

caught a glimpse of the swiss guard...

outside the sistine chapel...

i find these ancient scructures amazingly beautiful and classic but the thing is it can be very gloomy sometimes, most of the times...

from the inside of the st. peters dome...

belongs to michelangelo... he is such a fine sculptor...

me at the prayer area... serene but eerie sometimes... no doubt on the existance of the spirits...

you have something to confess? i have lots...

where the holy water is...

list of the popes...

he is getting cold...

enjoying a piece of pizza...

the walls of the vatican city...

the city approaching dusk...

moments after...soon to be nightfall at 5.15pm...

at the spanish steps...

this is where i met lord ganesha... can you believe it?

way back to the hotel...

reminds me of Lady D and Mother Threassa